17th People's Choice Awards
# 17th People's Choice Awards

The 17th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1990, were held on March 11, 1991, at Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City, California. They were hosted by Burt Reynolds, and broadcast on CBS.

## Awards

Winners are listed first, in bold.

| Favorite New TV Comedy | Favorite Female Musical Performer |
| - | - |
| In Living Color The Simpsons The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Paula Abdul Janet Jackson Madonna |
| Favorite Comedy Motion Picture | Favorite TV Mini-Series |
| Pretty Woman Home Alone Three Men and a Little Lady | The Civil War It Lucky Chances |
| Favorite Male TV Performer | Favorite Male Musical Performer |
| Bill Cosby Ted Danson Tom Selleck | MC Hammer Phil Collins Vanilla Ice |
| Favorite Young TV Performer | Favorite Female TV Performer |
| Fred Savage Neil Patrick Harris Raven Symone | Kirstie Alley Candice Bergen Phylicia Rashad |
| Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer | Favorite TV Comedy |
| Bill Cosby Mel Gibson Patrick Swayze | Cheers The Cosby Show Roseanne |
| Favorite TV Drama | Favorite Motion Picture Actor |
| L.A. Law In the Heat of the Night Knots Landing Thirtysomething | Mel Gibson Kevin Costner Patrick Swayze |
| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | Favorite New Song |
| Ghost Dances with Wolves The Hunt for Red October | Ice Ice Baby Love Takes Time U Can't Touch This |
| Favorite Motion Picture Actress | Favorite News-Oriented Information Series |
| Julia Roberts Kirstie Alley Meryl Streep | 60 Minutes A Current Affair 20/20 |
| Favorite Male Performer In A New TV Series | Favorite Female Performer In A New TV Series |
| Burt Reynolds James Earl Jones Will Smith | Carol Burnett Mayim Bialik Sharon Gless Marilu Henner |
| Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Favorite New TV Dramatic Series |
| Julia Roberts Cher Janet Jackson Madonna | Equal Justice Gabriel's Fire Twin Peaks |
